HP HP-UX 10 fpkg2swpk privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in HP HP-UX 10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component fpkg2swpk. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0311. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HP HP-UX 10 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component fpkg2swpk. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/01/1996 as HPSBUX9612-042 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www1.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0311. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-13774 and VDB-13773 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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06/17/2014 +6437 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: HPSBUX9612-042
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13772
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 17:37
Updated: 04/16/2026 11:10
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:37 (45), 05/18/2018 09:23 (6), 04/16/2026 11:10 (19)
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